The Original United States Marine Corps' Uniforms and The Term Leatherneck

July 4th 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America and as such now is a good point to take a look at one of the earliest uniforms of one of its branches... the Marine Corps. Though not as well known as others from The American Revolution the Marine uniforms are pretty interesting with a few outliers being vastly different. A special thanks to Venture Surplus for sponsoring this one, be sure to check them out at https://www.venturesurplus.com/ and remember to use the coupon code History10 at checkout! Additionally thanks to O'Reillys Art for illustrating a few character models as well as the uniform close ups seen throughout this video, you can find him here: https://www.instagram.com/oreillysart/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:57 First Official Uniforms and Colors 4:10 John Paul Jones' "British" and French Marines 6:25 Origin of The Term Leatherneck 9:49 Outro